Masonry guideline holder



May 2, 195o w. H. BATCHLER MAsoNRY GUIDE LINE HOLDER Filed July 22. 1948 Patented May 2, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MASONRY GUIDELINE HQLDER v 'William H. Batchler, Graham, Tex.

Application July 22, 1948, Serial No. L3.0,17'7

f l A This invention relates to improvements in masonry guide line holder, and more particularly to masonry guideline holders that may be effectively attached, removed or tightened or loosened by the use of one hand.

Various masonry line holders have been proposed heretofore, but these, for the most part, were complicated in structure, which required considerable adjusting and regulating to enable the masonry guide line holder to be properly used or, on the other hand, other masonry line holders that appeared to be simple in construction have been proposed, but the manner of regulating these has been diflicult and usually required the use of both hands on the part of the workman and required the removal of the holder from the masonry to tighten or loosen the line, and have not met with popular approval among the trades.

In the present invention, a masonry guide line holder is provided which may be made of cast aluminum or other light weight material, and which has an actuating element so that the line is readily clamped in any desired position, or tightened readily without the necessity of the` removal of the line guide holder from the masonry.

The primary object of this invention is to proeasy to use and which maybe operated with one hand.

Another object `of this invention is to provide a masonry guide line holder that is simple and easy to construct, positive in operation and capable of being secured rmly in place for use.

An embodiment of this invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view of the invention showing a masonry guideline in place;

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 3 is a side elevational View of the masonry guide line holder with parts broken away and shown in section and showing the masonry guide line in place; and with the guide line lever shown as released in dot-dash outline;

Fig. i is an end elevational View taken from the 5 Claims. (Cl. 33-85) end opposite that is shown in Fig. 2, and showing a masonry guide line'in place; and

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of aportion of a building, showing a pair of masonry guide line holders in place on a building with a masonry guide line positioned therebetween.

With more detailed reference to the drawing the numeral I designates a body, which may be of cast aluminum, wood, o-r other suitable material. The body I has a medial, longitudinal groove 2 along a face thereof, which groove is adapted to receive a masonry guide line 3. The masonry guide line 3 is of such size that the inner face 4 of the body I will be tangent to the line when the line 3 is positioned therein.

A pair of opstanding lugs 5 are formed integral with the body I, one on each side of one face thereof and spaced apart to admit of the line 3 being passed therebetween. A reentrant lever 6 is pivotally mounted on pin 1, which pin passes through lugs 5 and lever 6. An end portion 8 of the lever 6 is rounded at its outer extremity for engagement with the line 3, so as to press the line 3 against the .plane face 9 of the body I. The other end portion of the lever 6 forms a re--entrant extension I0, which extension I 0 has a hole II therein at right angles to the pivot member 1 of the lever E. The hole II is in axial alignment with groove 2 when the lever 6 is in clamping position.

A line 3 is adapted to pass along and within groove 2 and between the outer extremity 8 of the lever 6, and through hole II, as will best be seen in Fig. 3. When swung into position as indicated in dot-dash outline in Fig. 3, there is sufficient clearance between the rounded end portion 8 of the lever B and the plane face of the body I to permit the line 3 to slide therebetween. A stop I2 is positioned through lugs 5 so as to limit the movement of lever 6, as indicated in the dot-dash outline Fig. 3. The lever 6 is moved by grasping the line 3 exteriorly and adjacent lever extension I0 and moving the lever into the position as shown in dot-dash outline in Fig. 3 to permit the movement of the line 3 longitudinally for tightening or loosening the line 3. In this manner the line may be pulled tight to swing in position as shown in full outline in Fig. 3, which will cause the rounded end of the lever extension 8 to frictionally engage the line 3 with a cam action so as to secure the line 3 in the desired adjusted position.

It is preferable to use a pair of these masonry guide line holders, as shown in Fig. 5, with the line 3 drawn taut therebetween. This makes possible the aligning of brick B or other masonry pieces in an aligned course. When the course has been completed and the next course is started, the masonry guide line holders are moved up the desired distance and the line 3 tightened, as described above, to make possible the maintaining of the course in the correct aligned arrangement.

The opstanding lugs 5 are adapted to form hooks Whichfengage-the opposite corners of the masonry B, as indicated in Fig, 5. Itis preferable that the upstanding lugs 5 form an angle less than a right angle with the face 4 of the body.

I, as Will best be seen in Figs. 3 and 5, so thatany irregularities that may exist on the corners of the brick B or other masonry Willfnot interfere with the proper setting of the holders for the guideline.

The holder may be readily operated by asingle Y hand, leaving the other hand free to handle brick, tools orthe like. vAfter the linee-Bhasbeen tightened, a swingl of theline Will-cause the rounded `endof lever extension of the-levert toirieticnally engage line Biagainst the'plane face 9 of the bodyl.

The masonry guide lineholder is simple in construction, small-and light in Weight, veryrcompact'and :with a-minimum of parts, so that it is readily carried inaitoolA box, and Vmay v be readiiy placed in adjustedpositionto hold thel guide line for ythe masonry course. The-holders'may be re- 'moved from the coursewith little effort, but it is 1 :not 4readily dislodged -once it is vproperly i placed on lthe masonry :and the line `@tightened The masonry guide lin'e vholder holds the guide line andthe innerfface oi'the holder `fin rtruealigned position, when aline oi the propersizeiis used.

I'claim:

1. Inamasonry guide line'holdena body havingi a f Wall engaging :'face, a `medial, longitudinal .'groove in'said face adapted "to receive therein a fmasonry-guide line, a Apair `of upstanding lugs .positioned on opposite sides-of "said groove, a line vengaging member pivotally supported v'between said flugs, said lmember having an lend Vportion adapted to engage saldi line in one position of said member andto'disengage saidline in another position of said -memben Y ;-2. 'Inia masonry guide line'hol'derabody havmember also having-'a holeforthe passagev oi said 1 line therethrough, Ysaid hole 'being Adisposed rin alignment with said groove when said clamping portion of'said member is in clamping position.

3. A masonry guide line holder comprising a body having a wall engaging face, a medial longitudinal groove in said face adapted'to receive a masonry guide line, a pair of upstanding lugs on said body at opposite sides of said groove, a line engaging member pivotally supported between said lugs, said member'having-aportion operable by movement of said .line to rotate said member in one direction to clamp said line in said groove and in another direction to release said linesaid` portion in the clamping position of said member'being in alignment With said groove.

f4.. Inyafmasonry guide line holder, a body having a Wall engaging face, a medial longitudinal 'groove in saidface adapted to receive a masonry guide line, a pair of opstanding lugs on said body at opposite sides-'of said groove, at least one 4oi saidlugs having a yportion adapted {oriengagement with a masonry surface gpositioned at substantially a right'an'gle to said' Wall enga-,ging face, saidportionbeing disposed at anaeute angle with respect to said face, alinexengaging member pivotally supported between said llugs adapted by rotation in onejdirection to clamp said linein said groove Yand by. rotation in Yanother direction torelease said line, and means onv said member cooperable with'. said Ylnefor rotating said member, lsaid means inthe .clamping position of `said member being in alignmentvvithsaid groove.

v'5. In .amasonryguide `lineiholdenalbody having a Wall engagingiaee, .amediaL longitudinal groovefinesaid facela'dapte'd toreeeive a.masonry guideline, .apair of .upstanding .lugspositionedat .one ,end of said body, said lugsjforming alhook member having a Wall engaging portion disposed at anacute angle to saidwallengagingffacegand .a line engaging lever operativlypositioned be-i tweenY ysaid `lugsiand having. an end ,adapted .to clamp a masonry H'guide,line..f.positione`zd in said groove .to said. body.

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